By Sally Kindleberger It has been ten years since the idea for a Lincoln community center was launched. Over this decade, many committees have met, large community meetings have discussed ideas and town meetings were presented with potential plans. Folks at the COA and the Lincoln Select Board have patiently promoted this idea. When it…
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My Turn: Vote yes to move forward with community center planning
(Editor’s note: this piece appeared in LincolnTalk on November 17 but some figures have been corrected with permission of the writer.) By Michael Dembowski The town’s dialogue regarding the proposed community center is engaging, healthy, and vital. However, many of the comments being expressed would be made no matter what the budget — the initial…
My Turn: COA&HS board urges support for community center
By Dilla Tingley The Board of Directors of the Council on Aging and Human Services is unanimously and adamantly in support of a community center for Lincoln and for the initial funding of approximately $325,000 for the owners project manager and architect for the proposed community center. The need was identified 10 years ago, and…
Residents and officials wrestle with options to control costs for a community center
After hearing concerns from dozens of residents about the price tag for the proposed community center, town officials promised to look at lower-cost alternatives if voters approve an initial spending measure later this month. More than 100 people attended a November 16 Zoom meeting of the Community Center Building Committee (see video here) to ask…
My Turn: Let’s give the Community Center Building Committee a chance
By Rhonda Swain In the last few weeks, Lincolnites have engaged in a lively discussion on LincolnTalk about the pros and cons of building a new community center. Some voices urge a “no” vote at the November 30 Special Town Meeting to stop the town from spending $325,000 to hire an owner’s representative and an…
Community center discussion dominates SOTT #1
The size and cost of a proposed community center was the focus of the lion’s share of discussion and questions at the first of two State of the Town meetings on November 14. More than 200 people at one point were on Zoom to hear about that proposal as well as updates on the Inclusion,…
State of the Town, community center discussions on tap
The proposed community center, which is headed for a town meeting vote later this month, will be one of the topics discussed at the first of two State of the Town (SOTT) meetings on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Click here to register for the first night and get the Zoom link. At a…
Town seeks $325,000 to move ahead with community center
There will be a Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7:30pm in the Donaldson Auditorium that will ask voters to approve spending $325,000 for the next phase of work to develop a community center. The money will pay for hiring an owner’s project manager and an architect for the project, which is expected…
State of the Town meetings look to the future
There will be a two-night State of the Town meeting via Zoom in mid-November with an overarching theme: “What should Lincoln be like in 2050?” “Lincoln’s boards and committees are focused on work that will have long-term implications for and impacts on our town. There are conversations about housing, education, human services, multi-modal transportation, diversity…
Community Center Building Committee begins its work
Now that the school project is nearing completion, the town is turning its attention to another much-needed facility: a community center. A new Community Center Building Committee has been established and is getting right to work with its first meeting on June 1. It’s not always easy to find volunteers for town government, but in…